1 Chronicles 1:17

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

בני בְּנֵי

sons/my son

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

בן

bên

Definition

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

Root

from H1129 (בנה);

Exhaustive

from בנה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1121

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

בֵּן

masc. noun • Root בין • Strongs / High • Page 253

1. A child, begotten, born, often without distinction of sex (frequently pluralized as children). 2. Specifically, a son, a male child (opposite daughter). 3. Used metaphorically to denote personal characteristics (virtuous or vicious personality, heir of virtue/vice) or objects (e.g., young animals, plants, or inanimate objects). 4. A grandson; also used as boy, youth, prince, heir to the throne.

Noun common masculine plural construct

LXX: υἱοὶ υἱὸσ υἱῶν υἱοῦ υἱοῖσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H1121a:

υἱοὶ 1075× (22.0%)

υἱὸσ 753× (16.8%)

υἱῶν 607× (12.2%)

υἱοῦ 368× (8.1%)

υἱοῖσ 329× (6.1%)

υἱοὺσ 292× (5.7%)

υἱὸν 213× (4.6%)

--- 116× (2.6%)

υἱὲ 96× (2.2%)

'' 84× (1.6%)

שם שֵׁם

there/name/he set

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שם

Shêm

Definition

Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity)

Root

the same as H8034 (שם); name;

Exhaustive

the same as שם; name; Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity); Sem, Shem.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8035

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

שֵׁם

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1442

A sign, a memorial, a token, a mark, and therefore a name. (Includes usage regarding calling or inscribing a name).

שֵׁם

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1442

Metaphor: The internal essence as outwardly revealed and known as operative; hence of God (the Divine Essence, Presence, Protection, or Power).

שֵׁם

noun masculine • Strongs / High • Page 1442

Fame, renown, fama, an honourable name. Also used to denote a good name, sweet scent (assonance), bad reputation, or posterity (name after death).

שֵׁם

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1442

Proper noun: The oldest son of Noah (Gen. 5, 32), progenitor of the Semites.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֵׁם

m. constr. • Page 683

1. a name; a celebrated name, celebrity, renown. Gen. 6: 4, Num. 16: 2. 2. a rumour, report. Deut. 22: 14. 3. the name of Jehovah, particularly his praise or glory. Ps. 79: 9, Is. 48: 9.

שָׁם

adverb • Page 683

1. there. 2. thither (i.q. שָׁמָּה). 3. then (spoken of time). 4. thither/whither (with paragagic ה). Gen. 13: 3, 1 Sam. 2: 14, Ps. 14: 5, Gen. 19: 20.

שֻׁם

m. chald. • Page 684

A name. References: Dan. 4:5 [4:8]; Ezra 5:1. With suffix שֻׁמֵּהּ (from שֵׁם) Dan. 2:20, 26; 4:5 [4:8]; 5:12. Ezra 5:14: 'and they were given to Sheshbazzar, as his name was'.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: σημ

LXX Usage Statistics

H8035:

σημ 16× (94.7%)

עילם עֵילָם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

עילם

ʻÊylâm

Definition

Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites

Root

or עולם; (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36), probably from H5956 (עלם); hidden, i.e. distant;

Exhaustive

or עולם; (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36), probably from עלם; hidden, i.e. distant; Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites; Elam.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5867

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עֵילָם

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 1080

1. Eldest son of Shem. 2. Name of a territory, Elymaïs/Susiana/Chuzistan, meaning decidedly Persia. (The name of a people is sometimes masc. and sometimes fem.)

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עֵילָם

proper name • Page 503

The proper name of a country, strictly Elymais in the south of Media, but used generally for Media itself (Dan. 8: 2, Gen. 10: 22, Is. 11: 11).

עֵילָם

noun • Root עילם • Page 512

Chald. plur. עֵילְמָיֵא, an Elamite, from עֵילָם q. v. Ezra 4:9.

Noun proper name masculine

LXX: αιλαμ ηλαμ αιλαμῖται

LXX Usage Statistics

H5867c:

αιλαμ 15× (52.5%)

ηλαμ 6× (21.9%)

αιλαμῖται 2× (5.1%)

ואשור וְאַשּׁוּר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

אשור

ʼAshshûwr

Definition

Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire

Root

or אשר; apparently from H833 (אשר) (in the sense of successful);

Exhaustive

or אשר; apparently from אשר (in the sense of successful); Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire; Asshur, Assur, Assyria, Assyrians. See אשר.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H804

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲשׁוּר

noun • Lemma_Lookup • Page 198

See אֲשֶׁר (Asher).

אַשּׁוּר

noun • Lemma_Lookup • Page 198

In the sense of תְּאַשּׁוּר (box-tree).

אַשּׁוּר

proper name • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 198

1. Proper name of the second son of Shem. 2. Ancestor of the Assyrians. 3. The land Assyria. 4. Syria.

אַשּׁוּר

proper name • Lemma_Lookup • Page 198

Proper name of a territory which belonged to that of Israel.

אַשּׁוּרִים

proper name plural • Lemma_Lookup • Page 198

Proper name of an Arabian race.

בְּנֵי אַשּׁוּר

noun masculine plural • Lemma_Lookup • Page 254

Assyrians

תְּאַשּׁוּר

noun masculine • Root אשר • Lemma_Lookup • Page 1496

the sherbin-cedar or any other sort of cedar, so called from its durability.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲשׁוּר

noun feminine • Root אשר • Page 76

1. step, walk, course. Prov. 14: 15. Job 23: 11. 2. Ezek. 27: 6, box-tree; interpreted as ivory set in box-wood.

אֲשׁוּר

f. / proper name • Root אשר • Page 76

1. step, walk, course. Job 31: 7. 2. proper name. Assyria and Assyrians. Is. 19: 23, Gen. 10: 10, 22. Also used for the kingdom of Persia (Ezra 6: 22).

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0804:

No stats available

וארפכשד וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁד

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ארפכשד

ʼArpakshad

Definition

Arpakshad, a son of Noah; also the region settled by him

Root

probably of foreign origin;

Exhaustive

probably of foreign origin; Arpakshad, a son of Noah; also the region settled by him; Arphaxad.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H775

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אַרְפַּכְשַׁד

proper name • Lemma_Lookup • Page 193

1. Proper name of a son of Shem. 2. A Semitic race or tribe of the Chaldeans, inhabiting a district of northern Assyria bordering on Armenia.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אַרְפַּכְשַׁד

noun proper • Root ארץ, כשד • Page 73

Name of a son of Shem. Gen. 10: 22, 24; 11: 12, 13. Supposed by Josephus to denote Chaldea, perhaps compounded of אֶרֶץ (Arab. limits/territory) and כֶּשֶׂד (Chaldeans).

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0775:

No stats available

ולוד וְלוּד

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

לוד

Lûwd

Definition

Lud, the name of two nations

Root

probably of foreign derivation;

Exhaustive

probably of foreign derivation; Lud, the name of two nations; Lud, Lydia.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3865

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

לוּד

verb • Root לוד • Strongs / High • Page 774

to deepen, to hollow out, to make a hole. This form is not used in the Hebrew Bible.

לוּד

noun proper • Root לוד • Strongs / High • Page 774

A proper name of an African people sprung from the Egyptians, identified with the north African race Lewâtah. They are described as mercenaries in the Egyptian army.

לוּד

noun proper • Strongs / High • Page 775

A proper name referring to: 1. A son of Shem. 2. A Semitic land and primitive people. 3. A Japhetic land and primitive people, also known as Lydia.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

לוּד

proper name • Page 342

a proper name. 1. a people of Shemitish origin... the Lydians. Gen. 10:22. 2. a people of Africa or Egypt. Ezek. 27:10.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: λουδ λυδοὶ

LXX Usage Statistics

H3865:

λουδ 2× (40.0%)

λυδοὶ 2× (40.0%)

וארם וַאֲרָם

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

ארם

ʼĂrâm

Definition

Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite

Root

from the same as H759 (ארמון); the highland;

Exhaustive

from the same as ארמון; the highland; Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite; Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H758

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

אֲרָם

noun proper • Strongs_Numbers • Page 190

High region, height, mountain-land. 1. n. p. of the land lying between Phenicia and the Euphrates, Aramaea. 2. Of the Semite race dwelling there.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲרָם

noun feminine • Page 72

Aramea, Syria; name of a son of Shem and a descendant of Nahor. (1 K. 20:26, Gen. 10:22, 22:21).

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0758:

No stats available

ועוץ וְעוּץ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

עוץ

ʻÛwts

Definition

Uts, a son of Aram, also a Seirite, and the regions settled by them.

Root

apparently from H5779 (עוץ); consultation;

Exhaustive

apparently from עוץ; consultation; Uts, a son of Aram, also a Seirite, and the regions settled by them.; Uz.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5780

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

עוּץ

verb • Root עוץ • Strongs / High • Page 1067

(Not used) assumed stem meaning to be sandy, soft, of the ground, or to be thick, of the growth of a tree.

עוּץ

noun proper • Root עוץ • Strongs / High • Page 1067

Proper name of: 1. a son of Aram (tribe/region). 2. a son of Nahor (Chaldean tribe). 3. a son of Seir.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

עוּץ

verb • Root יעץ • Page 497

to advise, to take counsel, equivalent to יָעַץ. Found only in the imperative (Judg. 19:30; Is. 8:10).

עוּץ

f. proper name • Page 497

Uz, the proper name of a people and country in the northern part of Arabia Deserta, between Palestine and Mesopotamia (Gen. 10:23; 22:21; 36:28; Job 1:1).

עוּץ

verb • Root צוק • Page 497

To bow or be pressed down (also עִיץ); in Hiphil to bow or press down (Am. 2:13). Related to Arabic and Aramaic roots meaning to be pressed.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: ωσ ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H5780:

ωσ 3× (40.5%)

'' 2× (23.0%)

וחול וְחוּל

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

חול

Chûwl

Definition

Chul, a son of Aram; also the region settled by him

Root

from H2342 (חול); a circle;

Exhaustive

from חול; a circle; Chul, a son of Aram; also the region settled by him; Hul.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2343

בית המרחק

Bêyth ham-Merchâq

Definition

Beth-ham-Merchak, a place in Palestine

Root

from H1004 (בית) and H4801 (מרחק) with the article interposed; house of the breadth;

Exhaustive

from בית and מרחק with the article interposed; house of the breadth; Beth-ham-Merchak, a place in Palestine; place that was far off.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1023

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

חוּל

noun proper • Root חול • Strongs / High • Page 465

I. Proper name of an Aramaean person and an Aramaean district, mentioned along with עוּץ and מַשׂ in Gen. 10:23.

חוּל

verb • Root חול • Strongs / High • Page 466

A verb with multiple meanings in the Kal stem: 1. to turn in a circle, whirl round (e.g., dances). 2. to twist, writhe, be in labor. 3. to revolve, roll along, rage (of a sword). 4. (figurative) to be firm, strong, powerful. 5. to be in a state of mental stretch, to wait, to hope. 6. to encircle, enclose, wall around.

חוּל

proper noun • Root חול • Strongs / High • Page 466

A proper name (Hul).

חוּל

verb • Root חול • Strongs / High • Page 467

1. to whirl oneself, to hurl oneself. 2. to writhe, with pain. 3. to hope, to wait for. (Hithp. II) to be terrified.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

חוּל

proper name • Page 218

Proper name of an Aramean country. (Gen. 10:23). Supposed by some to be Cœlesyria.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H2343:

No stats available

Hul_§Hul@Gen.10.23:

No stats available

וגתר וְגֶתֶר

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

גתר

Gether

Definition

Gether, a son of Aram, and the region settled by him

Root

of uncertain derivation;

Exhaustive

of uncertain derivation; Gether, a son of Aram, and the region settled by him; Gether.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1666

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

גֶּתֶר

noun proper • Root גתר • Consonantal / Low • Page 344

An Aramaean people and district.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

גָּתַר

root • Consonantal / Low • Page 344

An unused root word.

Matched after stripping common prefixes

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

גֶּתֶר

proper name • Page 150

Found only Gen. 10:23. A son of Aram, perhaps representing a people of Syria.

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H1666:

No stats available

ומשךס וָמֶשֶׁךְ׃ס

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

משך

Meshek

Definition

Meshek, a son of Japheth, and the people descended from him

Root

the same in form as H4901 (משך), but probably of foreign derivation;

Exhaustive

the same in form as משך, but probably of foreign derivation; Meshek, a son of Japheth, and the people descended from him; Mesech, Meshech.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4902

Fürst

Fürst Lexicon

מֶ֫שֶׁךְ

noun masculine • Root משך • Consonantal / Medium • Page 919

1. a drawing out, of seed, i.e. what is sown along the furrows. 2. possession. 3. proper name of a son of Japhet, then of a Japhetic race (Meshech). 4. proper name of a branch of the Massaeans.

Matched via consonantal key only

מָשַׁךְ

verb • Root משך • Consonantal / Medium • Page 918

1. (transitive) to extend, draw, stretch at length; to draw in, out, after, or to; to lead. 2. (intransitive) to draw forth, draw out (in extended marches). Used in many idiomatic phrases, such as to draw a bow, blow a trumpet continuously, or prolong favor.

Matched via consonantal key only

מָשַׁךְ

verb • Root משך • Consonantal / Medium • Page 919

to be long protracted, to be unfulfilled; to be extended, to be tall.

Matched via consonantal key only

מָשַׁךְ

verb • Root משך • Consonantal / Medium • Page 919

1. to take, to hold, to lay hold of; to hold fast, to preserve; to hold, i.e. to lead; to possess. 2. (not used) to make fast, to fetter, to bind.

Matched via consonantal key only

מֹשַׁךְ

verb • Root משך • Consonantal / Medium • Page 918

(Pual of משך) to be drawn out, extended (inferred from its listed participles מְמֻשָּׁךְ, מְמֻשָּׁכָה).

Matched via consonantal key only

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

מֶשֶׁךְ

noun masculine • Root משך • Page 413

1. possession (Job 28:18). 2. the drawing out of seed, i.e. the scattering of it along (Ps. 126:6). 3. Moschians, the proper name of a nation inhabiting the Moschian mountains (Ps. 120:5; Gen. 10:2; Ezek. 27:13).

מָשַׁךְ

verb • Page 413

1. to seize, take (Ex. 12:21). 2. to hold, to hold fast (Judg. 5:14). 3. to draw (Judg. 4:7); to blow the jubilee horn (Josh. 6:5); to bend or stretch the bow (1 K. 22:34); to draw out seed, i.e. sow it (Am. 9:13); to stretch out the hand (Hos. 7:5). 4. to take or snatch away (Ps. 28:3). 5. to draw out, extend, prolong (Neh. 9:30; Ps. 36:11; Jer. 31:3). 6. to make durable, to strengthen (Ecc. 2:3). 7. to spread out (Judg. 4:6; Judg. 20:37).

Conjunction, Noun proper name masculine

LXX: μοσοχ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4902:

μοσοχ 6× (77.5%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
The sons of Shem: Elam, and Ashur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech,

LITV Translation:
The sons of Shem were Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
The sons of Shem, Elam, and Asshur,